clairej456 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 hi there i am new to all of this! we have been saving up for a while to emigrate to perth. i am a newly qualified nurse. am i right in thinking this is the process to follow to get permanent residence: -ielts test then send results to the skills assessment then get my work to fill out skills assessment form - contact nursing and midwifery council australia to get registered -then do expression of interest form and wait for the go ahead to apply for a visa - search for a job !!! does this sound about right, i have only found this from reading around. any help welcomed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar374 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Hi Claire, You may or may not need to do IELTS depending on points score. We were on 50 so IELTS took us up to 60 (7 7 8 and 9, they take the lowest, so 7), we were then told that at 60 I wouldn't get selected as anyone with more points would get selected before us. I then did another IELTS and got 8 8 8.5 and 9 (so 8's essentially) taking us to 70 points over all. We've no signed up with visa bureau (great for help and guidance even before you sign up and pay). Had our verification call today and another one on Monday with the case worker. So, Skills assessment, the EOI then invitation to apply, police and medical checks, then hopefully a visa. So, may be worth getting in contact with an agency before the IELTS as its £135 (I think) per go. Good luck Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairej456 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 ok thanks for that..because i dont have much experience i was told i need 8 at least in each area of ielts....how did u find the test - is it doable ! we are undecided whether to go with an agent or not as feel as if i could do it myself and cheaper !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar374 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Ok, so IELTS, getting a minimum of a 7 in each area will get you 10 points and min of 8 will get you 20 which is the maximum. I was advised that Edinburgh was not the best environment and Glasgow was better, so went there. The first time I found to be quite stressful because of what was riding on the result and the fact I wasn't that great at English at school. I found the online practice material frustrating due to being full of errors! Second time was better as I knew what to expect. Top Tip, the listening test is in order. So if the recording (John Hurt in my case) say to look at questions 1-4, just look at those. The alswers will come n order 1 2 3 4. The first time I didn;t know this and when I missed an answer got panicked and lost a few other answers because of it. So the format is this: You register, then go along on the day and have fingerprint and photo taken prior to the first test. The first test is listening, reading and then writing, in that order as far as I can remember and all in one go. Full exam conditions apply, no talking, looking at others, no phones, nothing. You can pop out to the loo (escorted as long as its not within the last ten minutes of each part of the test). Listening, you have a question sheet you can peruse and the recording will tell you which questions to look at for the next section, you write the answers down and have ten minutes at the end to transpose the answers to the answer sheet. Reading, there are various passages to read and you may be asked, which paragraph (a,b,c,d,e) relates to the subject of xxxxxxx. The next passage might be about something else and you may be given maybe 5 statements, you then pick which are true, false or not give. Writing, part 1, you have to write 150 words (make sure you're not under that) say a letter to a hotel wher you intend to have a function, you have to include when, what food you want, likely numbers attending and any questions you may have. Part two for me on the second attempt was something along the lines of; creating more road will ease traffic congestion in big cities, discuss. So you need to write 250 words (again, make sure you're at least that), ensure you have pros, cons and a conclusion, or summary. I think I managed about 6 paragraphs. Then speaking, the first time I did this is was dead relaxed and I got a 9. Very conversational, but you do get asked to talk for 2 minutes on a specific subject and have 1 minute to think about it and make notes. My first one was going out for a meal and the second was birthday celebrations. There are other aspects but nothing to worry about if you're from the UK. It is recorded as well. Its definitely doable. Just don't stress over it. We have decided to go with an agent (Visa Bureau) to guide us through the process, we want to be safe rather than sorry and get through first time. Hope all that helps. Good luck and if there is anything else I can help with just ask on here of PM me. Cheers Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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